Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College ~ Catering Tender

The successful tenderer will be required to provide all catering services within Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College, which also includes all hospitality and free issue requirements (bursary meals).

The contract being tendered is for three years in duration from 1 September 2022 until 31 August 2025, there will be the option to extend the contract for a further period of three years on a 1 + 1 + 1 basis on the same terms and conditions excluding the right to further extend beyond six years in duration.

The contract being offered will be guaranteed performance in nature and will be detailed within the tender documentation.

The contract operates on a budgeted fiscal return including the inclusion of Bursary Sales. For the academic year 2021/22 they are approx. 2.500 students on role within Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College of which, approx. 1000 students entitled to a bursary meal. It is expected the total value of these bursary meals in this current year will be approx. £380,000. Details on the recharging of bursary meals will be given in detail within the tender specification.

The tender project is seeking to appoint a Contractor whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of all catering services within the College. The high-quality service levels proposed, should maintain excellent standards throughout, resulting in a new food service offer with consistent high standards of food operations across all services.

These new standards of operation should meet the needs of the students and staff alike moving forwards into this contract term, recognising that different food offers and menus will be required for each service area. It is our aim to enhance the use of local suppliers for all fresh foods which should include, fruit and vegetables, dairy products, eggs, meat and bakery products. The Client has taken the decision that all meat served will be certified by the Halal Monitoring Committee HMC UK. The Halal Monitoring Committee is an independent, not for profit, registered charity organisation whose main aim is to certify the production of genuine Halal food. Halal food meets all food safety, hygiene and quality regulations in compliance with UK Law and within the teachings of the Islamic faith. The Halal Monitoring Committee works with companies who are involved in the production and supply of Halal food, to independently certify all products to provide assurance to the Muslim community that all food meets the high standards of Halal.

The current range of foods needs to be expanded. Regular customer engagement with both students and staff will be required to ensure this is the case moving into the contract term.